Sports / Formula One

Bribery case hangs over Formula One boss Ecclestone 08 Mar 2014 - 12:47 am

LONDON: A German bribery trial that opens next month in Munich will decide the fate of Bernie Ecclestone, the 83-year-old Briton who has...

Bahrain circuit to honour Schumacher 03 Mar 2014 - 01:51 am

Red Bull’s Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany takes the ‘Michael Schumacher turn’ as he drives his car during day four of...

Hamilton on top on final day of testing 03 Mar 2014 - 01:50 am

MANAMA: Formula One teams wrapped up pre-season testing in Bahrain yesterday with Lewis Hamilton on top of the timesheets and his Mercedes team...

Kuwaiti stars Al Ansari and Al Shatti seal Losail MX Championship titles 02 Mar 2014 - 10:32 am

The podium winners at the MX1 race 2 pose for a picture at Losail DOHA: Kuwaiti motocross star Moaath Al Ansari yesterday bagged...

Vettel suffers test wipeout 02 Mar 2014 - 10:31 am

German driver Sebastian Vettel (right), of Infiniti Red Bull Racing team, and mechanics push his car after a breakdown during a four-day pre-season...

Skelleftea to host the FIM Snowcross World Championship 02 Mar 2014 - 10:06 am

FUNCHAL, Portugal: Since Youthstream took over the rights to the Snowcross World Championship in 2011 they have attempted to take Snowcross to a...

Smedley follows Massa to Williams F1 team 26 Feb 2014 - 12:46 am

LONDON: Former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley is following Brazilian driver Felipe Massa to the Williams Formula One team, where he will take...

Female driver aims for Grand Prix spot 25 Feb 2014 - 10:49 am

British development driver Susie Wolff (right) poses behind the Williams FW35 Formula One racing car during its launch before a training session at...

Williams announce partnership with Petrobras 19 Feb 2014 - 12:18 am

LONDON: Williams have signed a multi-year partnership with Brazilian oil company Petrobras, the Formula One team said on Tuesday. The former champions had...

Austin Dillon wins Daytona 500 pole in No.3 18 Feb 2014 - 12:31 am

left: NASCAR Sprint Car driver Austin Dillon celebrates after winning the pole for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach,...

Probe into Schumacher fall closed 18 Feb 2014 - 12:23 am

PARIS: French investigators have ruled out any third party involvement in the ski accident of former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher and...

Schmid extends championship lead 02 Feb 2014 - 12:50 am

Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah, Silver Category Round 4 Race 1 winner at the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, poses for a picture...

Red Bull’s Formula One test nightmare continues 01 Feb 2014 - 12:09 am

A member of Ferrari F1 team checks a Pirelli tyre outside his box during pre-season testing at the Jerez racetrack in southern Spain. ...

Ferrari intrigued by McLaren suspension 31 Jan 2014 - 06:43 am

Ferrari mechanics stand on a tow truck as Formula One racing driver Fernando Alonso of Spain has his F14 T car towed away,...

F1: Vettel struggles on day two of testing in Jerez 30 Jan 2014 - 10:35 am

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain drives the new MP4-29 during pre-season testing at the Jerez racetrack in southern Spain, yesterday....

Hamilton starts new F1 turbo era with a crash 29 Jan 2014 - 10:05 am

JEREZ, Spain: Lewis Hamilton crashed his Mercedes, world champion Sebastian Vettel failed to complete a timed lap and McLaren’s car stayed in the...

Double points finale up for debate: Mercedes chief 29 Jan 2014 - 10:01 am

JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain: Mercedes executive director Toto Wolff believes a controversial plan to award double points for the final race of...

Alonso sees parallels in the past at Ferrari launch 26 Jan 2014 - 02:09 pm

London: Ferrari unveiled their eye-catching 2014 Formula One car yesterday with Fernando Alonso hoping a fifth season with the team will be as...